ANTS FROM THE OTWAY RANGES. 
Head as long as broad, sides parallel, occipital border straight, angles 
rounded. Mandibles barely as long as head, external border feebly concave ; 
inner border furnished with fourteen teeth, the third, seventh, ninth and 
eleventh large, reduced from eleventh to base. Clypeus widely and deeply 
excised in front, angles sharp. Frontal carinae erect. Eyes and ocelli large 
and prominent. Scapes extending beyond occipital border bv one-fifth their 
length ; second segment of funiculus very slightly longer than first, third 
shorter than first. Thorax two and three-fourths times longer than broad. 
Pronotum broader than long, slightly flattened above. Mesonotum circular, 
convex above. Epinotum longer than broad, convex laterally, with indications 
of a longitudinal median groove ; in profile the dorsum almost flat, declivity 
short and convex. Node as long as broad, broader behind than in front ; 
in profile higher than long, fully twice as long as the stalk in front, anterior 
and posterior faces vertical, dorsum almost flat, the angles rounded. Post- 
petiole broader than long, convex. First segment of gaster much broader 
than long. Legs short and robust. 
Female. — Length, 21 mm. (Ergatoid). 
Slightly larger and darker than the worker ; sculpture coarser. Pilosity 
longer and more abundant. Pronotum similar. Mesonotum somewhat similar 
but with a depression at each side in front. Scutellum small but distinct. 
Wing pads present but no traces of wings. Node broader than long. In 
other respects similar. 
Habitat. — Gellibrand. 
Near M. pulchra Clark, but readily separated by the colour, 
sculpture and pilosity, in addition to the structural details. 
Myrmecia crudelis Smith. 
Cat. Hymn. Brit. Mus., vi, p. 147, 1858. 
Originally described from Adelaide, S. Australia, this species 
is found in several places in Victoria. A few workers were 
found on tree trunks at Gellibrand. 
Myrmecia simillima Smith. 
Cat. Hymn. Brit. Mus., vi, p. 144, 1858. 
Numerous nests of this species were found at Gellibrand. 
Many examples in nests have a bright violet sheen and are, in 
general, lighter in colour than the ordinary workers. It seems 
certain that it is to such examples Forel applied the varietal 
name violacea. 
Myrmecia ( Promyrmecia ) pilosula Smith. 
Cat. Hymn. Brit. Mus., vi, p. 146, 1858. 
Many nests of this common and widely distributed species 
were found at Gellibrand. This is generally known as the 
“Black-jumper” and greatly respected on account of its sting. 
The nests are always in the ground and very populous. 
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